Over at ToryDiary I look at the PX Poll's implications for the Conservative Party but pasted below are some key findings:

MOST IMPORTANT VALUES IN A POLITICAL PARTY

Economic responsibility: 59%

Fairness: 50%

Family values: 32%

Traditional values: 29%

Equality: 21%

Liberty: 20%

Patriotism: 17%

Environmentalism: 11%

FAIRNESS IS ABOUT GETTING WHAT YOU DESERVE, NOT EQUALITY

63% of people say that “fairness is about getting what you deserve”, while just 26% say that “fairness is about equality”.

By a margin of 73%-18% people agree that society can be fair even if it is unequal – as long as there is equality of opportunity.

WHAT WILL DO MOST TO TACKLE POVERTY?

Reducing unemployment: 45%

Cutting tax on low earners: 45%

Reducing the cost of living: 38%

Improve state education: 29%

Increase minimum wage: 29%

Reduce crime in poor areas: 23%

Increase state pensions: 18%

Reducing tuition fees: 11%

Banning private education: 4%

Increasing welfare benefits: 3%

WHY ARE PEOPLE POOR?

By 48% to 24% people say that people end up poor because of forces outside their control – not their own poor decisions;

BUT by 71%-16% they agree with the statement that “Some people who are poor are much more deserving than other people who are poor"

SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC POLICY MEASURES

By 80% to 13% there is agreement that “people who have been out of work for 12 months or more, who are physically and mentally capable of undertaking a job, should be required to do community work in return for their state benefits.”

49% of respondents back the idea that claimants who break their jobseekers agreement should lose half or more of their benefits. 21% backed the idea that they should lose all their benefits “regardless of the hardship it would cause”.

By 50% to 16% people think benefits are too high rather than too low.

By a margin of 55% to 36% people disagree with the idea that “People with children should be given higher benefits to compensate for the costs of bringing them up."

“The government should try to encourage marriage through the benefits system” is narrowly rejected (45% to 40%) but there is support (59% over 31%) for idea that “The government should try to discourage people from becoming lone parents”.